She was the beloved wife of the late Lazarus Goldberg. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ida Rome.

She had a vivacious personality and always made those around her laugh. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her daughter, Jodi Walker, her husband Doug of Leesburg, VA, and her son Eric Goldberg, his wife Maggie of Old Saybrook, CT; her sister Betty Garrity of Manchester CT; and her five grandchildren, Courtney, Sean, Danny, Ryan, and Connor.

Private funeral services will be held on Monday, June 8, 2020, at Beth El Temple Cemetery, 51 Jackson St. Ext., Avon Ct with Rabbi Ilana Garber officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to CDC Foundation for Coronavirus research

Today, Governor Ned Lamont made some changes regarding the next phase of reopening the state.

‘Phase 2’ has been pushed up by three days to Wednesday, June 17, instead of Saturday, June 20 like originally planned.

“Our public health professionals are continuing to monitor test results for possible links to large demonstrations, but as long as COVID hospitalizations and infection rates remain low, we will be in a very good position for a June 17 Phase 2,” Gov. Ned Lamont said.

He added that the change in date is to avoid having the next phase of the state’s reopening happen during a busy Father’s Day (June 21) weekend.

Lamont said more safety guidance for businesses included in ‘Phase 2’ will be released in the upcoming days.

Phase 2 businesses that are expected to reopen on June 17 include:

All museums, zoo, aquariums

All personal services

Bowling alleys

Gyms, fitness, and sports clubs

Hotels (no bar areas)

Movie theaters

Outdoor arts, entertainment, and events (up to 50 people)

Outdoor amusement parks

Restaurants (indoor, no bar)

Social clubs, pools

Schools and summer activities also are included in Phase 2. Some of these activities include:

All-day summer camps

Graduate programs

K-12 summer school

Nonresidential workforce programs

Nonresidential clinical courses

Other nonresidential programs

Public libraries

Undergraduate residential small-scale pilot programs

Youth sports

“We worked very closely with the restaurant association, rolled out metrics, we did the same thing with outdoor dining. The restaurants, after two weeks of outdoors, it’s going well, all the restaurants I’ve witnessed have been taking it seriously,” Lamont said on Friday.

Phase 3 would occur four weeks after Phase 2 (July 15), and would include:

About Ticket Sales and the drawing

Tickets will be mailed out to homes next week. (June 8 – 12) They also will be available from ANY Orange Volunteer Firefighter; at People’s Bank, 653 Orange Center Road, Orange; First Selectman’s Office, Orange Town Hall; and Knight’s Power Equipment, 286 Boston Post Road.

Raffle Tickets are now available online via the Orange Fire Department website: OrangeVFD.org/carnivaluntil July 19, 2020. All online orders will be processed and the ticket stubs returned via mail. Please allow 7-10 days for receipt of the paper tickets.

Price is still $5.00/each Suggested Donation

Drawing to be held on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. at the Orange Fairgrounds, 525 Orange Center Road, Orange, CT
Ticket holders need not be present to win.

As of May 28, 2020, we have tragically lost more than 100,000 of our fellow Americans to an ugly virus called COVID-19. Over 3,500 have been residents of Connecticut. To date, Connecticut has more than 41,000 confirmed cases with 7,127 having recovered and over 12,000 have been hospitalized. To date, a total of 225,362 have been tested.

Though our COVID-19 infection rates are decreasing in Connecticut to good adherence to social distancing, mask-wearing, and handwashing, the prevalence of COVID-19 infections continues going strong with increases in much of the United States. Recent studies suggest we can expect a second wave in the fall or perhaps sooner

In addressing this need, Stony Creek has remained open and on the front lines of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 response for Southern Connecticut since day one!

We continue to offer COVID-19 testing including Nasopharyngeal PCR testing for those with symptoms and Serology IgG testing for those who suspect they may have had COVID-19. We soon expect to administer sputum testing as well.

Our main concern is to do our best to keep everyone SAFE & HEALTHY! Use our TELEMED SERVICE or our ON-LINE REGISTRATION on our website:www.scucare.comWe are all in this TOGETHER!

If you have questions or concerns call our Orange clinic, 236 Boston Post Road, at 203-815-1054

NOTE: In the first day, the program already raised $6,866 toward its $50,000 goal.

What about the Raffle?

In addition, the highly anticipated Carnival Raffle WILL take place this year. Tickets will be mailed out to homes next week. They also will be available at People’s Bank, 653 Orange Center Road, Orange; First Selectman’s Office, Orange Town Hall; and Knight’s Power Equipment
286 Boston Post Road.

The Orange Country Fair Committee is officially announcing that we will be postponing the Orange Country Fair slated to be held on September 18 – 20, 2020 to September 17 – 19, 2021.

After much consideration for the safety of the Volunteers, Vendors, Spectators, and the General Community and the uncertainty of what we would need to do to host a fair (social distancing, deep-cleaning, etc), the Committee reached the heartbreaking decision to cancel the fair.

We thank all our Volunteers, Vendors, Sponsors, and YOU, the general public, for your continued support over the years.

The staff at the Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange posted this notice on its website for all of those inquiring minds wondering when they’ll be able to return to one of their favorite town buildings:

Dear Library Patrons,

The Case Memorial Library staff is eager to open its doors to the public, but our number one priority is the safety of our patrons and staff.

We are working diligently behind the scenes to implement protocols that will allow us to restore some library services to our residents. We know that some libraries have started implementing curbside services for their residents and we plan to provide this service to Orange residents in the near future as well.

We will update you on Facebook, Orange Live, and our website as soon as we have firm dates and more information about this service. In the meantime, please keep your library materials at home; late fees will not accrue while we are closed to the public.

Orange Live launched on May 17, 2012. Since that day we’ve honored our promise to remain hyper-local (Town Of Orange) and only incorporating news from Amity High School in Woodbridge, which is the regional High School for Bethany, Orange, and Woodbridge. And the Beardsley Zoo, our CT Zoo, which is only a short drive away on I-95 or the Merritt Parkway in Bridgeport.

In the first 8 months, we had a sports writer and paid him well, so well that he absorbed just about all of the money we brought in on ads. We tried to reel him in when money was tight and he went rogue, attending games that we did NOT assign to him, just so he could get paid.

WE dropped him and I began covering sports myself, taking photos, and doing my best to provide whatever information I could even though I am not a sports writer. My stories pulled in as many hits as he did, so from that moment on, Orange Live has not had any paid freelance writers.

I, Terri Miles, have done everything that you see on the site, including going through all the e-mails, formatting press releases, covering meetings, school plays, festivals, and events, taking photos, cross-posting to Twitter and Facebook, all for no pay.

When the Pandemic hit, I was forced to self-isolate, since I have numerous health issues that designate me as high-risk. With businesses closed for the past 3 months, Orange Live hasn’t had any new advertising, yet each and every month we have to pay $200 in bills for services we use to keep the site running.

My brother, Ron, who bankrolled the site in order to keep my mind fresh — after I had several strokes back in 2009 — told me that the Orange Live bank account is getting low with no income and $200 automatically being taken out, we will be paying monthly banking fees on top of the bills as soon as next month.

Ron suggested that I let you know this and ask for a little help or he will be forced to shut Orange Live down. Which would be devastating for me after working so hard to build it up in the last 8 years.

We have a Paypal account at orangectlive01@gmail.com and if you appreciate Orange Live and could afford $1 or any amount, (less than a cup of coffee) it truly would help bail us out until the Phase II and Phase III businesses are in good shape again. Everything will go into the bank account for the monthly Orange Live bills, not into my pocket.

A reader just reminded me about a “donations welcome” tab that our web host set up on the top of the page 8 years ago. I haven’t looked at it in years, but she said it is very easy to use and it includes additional information and options.

Ron and I are not looking to skip all the way to the bank, we just hope to stay afloat for another two to three months until we can pick up some ads.

In the past month, our readership is UP by 69%. If you have a business and would like to advertise, we have the most reasonable prices of any media and offer the most hands-on service — more like a partnership — than anyone else. Please call and leave a message, or text 203-506-1747, or e-mail orangectlive01@gmail.com.

Ron and I appreciate our readers and love the town of Orange and thank you for your continued faith in us as your local daily news source.

I truly appreciate the donations we’ve received so far and I am humbled by all the kind notes and e-mails of encouragement. Thank You!

The next full Moon will occur on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 3:12 p.m., and is known as the Full Strawberry Moon.

This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June. So the full Moon that occurs during this month was christened for the strawberry!

The Orange Lions Club would like to announce the rescheduled date for their annual Wine Tasting. The event will take place on Friday, August 7 at St. Barbara’s Church Hall, 480 Racebrook Road, Orange, from [Read The Full Story]